Administrative Assistant
Monika Lederich
905-688-5550, extension 3214
573 Glenridge 121
brocku.ca/visualarts
The Department of Visual Arts, part of the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts, is concerned with the nature, function and history of visual arts, from the classics to popular culture, from ancient drawings and rituals to the avant-garde. Through critical analysis of classic works and personal creative development, the student will gain an awareness of the ways in which artistic media function. Our aim is to contribute to the vitality of the arts by developing sensitive, creative and articulate artists, teachers, audiences and graduates who are disciplined and adaptable, with both research skills and experience in studio practice.
The Visual Arts program consists of studio and art history courses that provide a practical and critical understanding of the visual arts emphasizing personal development. To this end students are introduced to a range of historical, theoretical and critical approaches to art-making and to the investigation of cultural documents. Students are encouraged to extend their experience through exposure to events sponsored by the Department of Visual Arts and the Marilyn I. Walker School of Fine and Performing Arts. Students are also offered opportunities to visit galleries and exhibitions through field trips organized by the Department of Visual Arts or in the context of specific course curriculum.
Studio activities that include intuitive, analytical and conceptual approaches are designed with the aspirations of the student artist in mind. Options are encouraged in the studio with introductory or advanced courses in drawing, painting and interdisciplinary workshops; additional courses in sculpture, photography or computer imaging broaden the experience and introduce the photographic, video or electronic medium to students. Student learning is facilitated by artist-teachers who have professional experience and standing in the disciplines they teach.
Art history courses examine the development of artistic styles as well as the critical and aesthetic issues that these styles bring into play. Major artists and movements are related to their cultural contexts and artistic traditions with the goal of developing critical as well as aesthetic acumen. With a Minor in Art History and a Concentration in Curatorial Studies, students can explore the cultural, theoretical or practical methods involving the interpretation or exhibition of works of art.
The BSc (Honours) in Computer Science and Visual Arts program is tailored to students who may be interested in career paths in software development and digital media. The degree gives a solid foundation in computer technology and software science, as well as essential foundations in visual arts, emphasizing digital media.
Enrolment in most studio courses is limited to between 18 and 24 students. VISA 4F06 might also be restricted due to space limitations.

Visual Arts facilities include a slide collection and resource centre, art studios, computer labs, video editing room and darkroom. A new studio complex located in East Academic facilitates first, second and third year courses in drawing, painting, sculpture and interdisciplinary studio. Studio facilities for Honours Students are located at Rodman Hall Arts Centre.

The Department of Visual Arts offers a summer course in Italy in conjunction with the Italian section of the Department of Modern Languages, Literatures and Cultures. Contact the Department for information and registration.

From the following list, no more than three VISA credits may be counted toward an Honours degree, single or combined major and no more than two for a Pass degree: VISA 3M20-3M29, 3P22, 3P23, 3P24, 3P25.

Portfolio evaluation and interview are required for student seeking to change their major to Visual Arts. The Department will consider these requests in January and May. Contact the Department for further information.

In 20 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; at least three credits must be numbered 3(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.

In 15 credit degree programs a maximum of eight credits may be numbered 1(alpha)00 to 1(alpha)99; at least three credits must be numbered 2(alpha)90 or above; and the remaining credits must be numbered 2(alpha)00 or above.

The Department of Visual Arts and the Faculty of Education co-operate in offering two Concurrent BA (Honours)/BEd programs. The Visual Arts BA (Honours)/BEd program combines the BA Honours program or the BA Integrated Studies Honours program with the teacher education programs for students interested in teaching at the Intermediate/Senior level (grades 7-12) and at the Junior/Intermediate level (grades 4-10). Refer to the Education - Concurrent BA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) or Education - Concurrent BA Integrated Studies (Honours)/BEd (Junior/Intermediate) program listings for further information.

A student in Visual Arts may combine either an Honours or Pass program in Visual Arts and a second discipline. For requirements in the other discipline, the student should consult the relevant department/centre. It should be noted that not all department/centres provide a combined major option.

Students may earn a Concentration in Curatorial Studies by successfully completing the following courses as part of the academic work leading to a BA (Honours) in Studies in Arts and Culture and Visual Arts:

Students must check to ensure that prerequisites are met. Students may be deregistered, at the request of the instructor, from any course for which prerequisites and/or restrictions have not been met.
VISA 1P93
Introduction to Drawing
Fundamental principles of drawing. Analytic, creative and graphic notation.
Lectures, studio work, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply.
VISA 1P94
Figure Drawing
Fundamentals of drawing the figure anatomically and expressively.
Lectures, studio work, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1P93 (minimum 60 percent).
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply.
*VISA 1P95
Introduction to Digital Images, Methods and Concepts
(also offered as IASC 1P95 and STAC 1P95)
Technical foundations of digital images, media methods and concepts including web-based, digital photography, image processing software and printing; foundations of digital media in video, audio and computational production and post-production. Contemporary digital practices within the broader history of visual and media arts.
Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined), VISA (Honours) BEd (Intermediate/Senior), COMM, COSC (single or combined), IASC (single or combined) and STAC majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1P96 (minimum 60 percent) or permission of instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 24 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials which they must supply. A prerequisite for all digital media courses.
*VISA 1P96
Foundation Studio
(also offered as IASC 1P96)
Basic aesthetic and conceptual processes that underlie visual art production. Two- and three-dimensional formal principles, fundamental critical issues and stylistic/material development. Examples from historic and contemporary art practice provide context for studio projects and readings.
Lectures, studio work, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to IASC (single or combined) majors.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply. Production and Design Concentration students may register. Contact the Department.
*VISA 1P97
Studio Now: Introduction to Contemporary Practice
(also offered as IASC 1P97)
The making, thinking and language of contemporary art from the perspective of the studio practitioner; dynamics between contemporary art practice and theory. Emphasis on multimedia, alternative or marginal practices, current studio trends and the cultural reception of art.
Lectures, studio work, gallery visits, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide. After that date open to IASC (single or combined) majors.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1P96 (minimum 60 percent).
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply.
*VISA 1Q98
Introduction to Visual Culture
(also offered as IASC 1Q98 and LART 1Q98)
Concepts of art, its vocabulary, structure and varied cultural contexts. Problems of meaning, visual perception and formal structure of the visual arts, functions of art in contemporary society, the function of galleries and museums, and the role of patrons and critics. Contemporary critical methodology.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours week.
Note: no studio work. Materials fee required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in GBLS 1Q98.
*VISA 1Q99
Introduction to the History of Western Art
(also offered as IASC 1Q99 and LART 1Q99)
Analysis of key monuments and on the prerequisite technology, as well as on various ways of looking at the visual past and present. Focus on the visual arts from prehistory through the early 20th century.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours week.
Note: no studio work. Materials fee required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in GBLS 1Q99.
VISA 2F05
Introduction to Sculpture
Fundamentals of three-dimensional work: design, construction and formal analysis. Emphasizing modeling techniques and principles of assemblage including mold or form making, casting and fabrication.
Lectures, studio work, 10 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Note: offered in spring session only. Enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply.
#VISA 2F99
Reading the Italian City
(also offered as ITAL 2F99)
Exploring key monuments, churches, museums and urban sites culminating with the Venice Biennale. Concept of the city as expressed through art, literature and architecture from Medieval to Post-modern times. Historical and geographical influences and factors in shaping the city, its culture and traditions, from fine arts to culinary arts and oenology. Cities may include Rome, Orvieto, Assisi, Siena, Florence and Venice.
Restriction: permission of the Department.
Prerequisite(s): two VISA or ITAL credits.
Note: offered in Italy. Given in English. Open to students whose interests include either art history or studio. Italian Studies majors will receive language instruction and will complete assignments in Italian. Registrants are expected to pay their own expenses.
VISA 2M90-2M99
Special Studies in Studio
Studies in a specialized area of the visual arts.
Lectures, studio work, field trip, 5 hours per week.
VISA 2P02
Painting Fundamentals
Fundamentals of painting: introduction to colour theory, media and methods.
Lectures, studio work, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1P94 (minimum 60 percent) or 1P97 (minimum 60 percent); VISA 1Q98 (minimum 60 percent) and 1Q99 (minimum 60 percent) or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply.
VISA 2P04
Figurative Painting
Fundamentals of conceiving and painting the figure: introduction to the anatomic, narrative and expressive concepts of the human form.
Lectures, studio work, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 2P02.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in VISA 2P03.
VISA 2P26
Photography: Camera and Darkroom Process
Fundamentals of 35mm photography: camera, exposure and processing of black and white film and basic darkroom processes. History of photography, critical analysis and photographic theory.
Lectures, lab, 5 hour per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1P95, 1P97 (minimum 60 percent) or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 15 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials and equipment which they must supply.
VISA 2P27
Introduction to Digital Photography
Principles in digital imaging: digital cameras and image capture; digital negatives; colour management; image adjustment and enhancement; and image output. History of photography, imaging and critical analysis of visual culture.
Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 2P26 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 24 students. Materials fee required.
VISA 2P41
Baroque Art and Architecture
Influence of such artists as Caravaggio, Gentileschi, Rembrandt, Rubens and Poussin examined in terms of the broader definition of Baroque art within 17th- and 18th-century Europe.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1Q98 (minimum 60 percent) and 1Q99 (minimum 60 percent) or permission of the instructor.
VISA 2P50
Canadian Identities: From Nouvelle France to the Mid-20th Century
Canadian cultural life from Nouvelle France to the art and architecture of Confederation; from 18th-century topographical sketches to the landscape icons of the Group of Seven; from the Social Realism of the 1930s to the beginnings of abstraction, emphasizing historical identity, cultural definition and nationalism in art.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1Q98 (minimum 60 percent) and 1Q99 (minimum 60 percent) or permission of the instructor.
VISA 2P51
Canadian Art since 1960: Contemporary Trends
Major conceptual, critical and theoretical concerns of the visual artist; from Les Automatistes to neo-expressionism, Pop to neo-Pop, conceptual art to photo-conceptualism, installation to site-specific sculpture, video to multimedia.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1Q98 (minimum 60 percent) and 1Q99 (minimum 60 percent) or permission of the instructor.
VISA 2P52
Visual Culture and the Human Body
Relationships between representations of the human body and discourses of health, sickness, personal identity and controversy in both historical and contemporary times. Case studies in such areas as anthropology, medicine, performance art, censorship, pornography, portraiture, photography.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1Q98 (minimum 60 percent) and 1Q99 (minimum 60 percent) or permission of the instructor.
VISA 2P53
The History of Photography
History of photography from its inception to the present day. Emphasis on the ways in which photographs produce meaning and are mobilized as visual culture as well as analysis of contemporary art practices.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1Q98 (minimum 60 percent) and 1Q99 (minimum 60 percent) or permission of the instructor.
*VISA 2P90
Art in Revolution: The Rise of Modernism
(also offered as INTC 2P90)
Role and function of art within the paradigm shifts of the modern world, its relation to politics, social, cultural and technological change. Principal movements with origins in the French Revolution and the Industrial Revolution; Neoclassicism, Romanticism, Realism, Impressionism and Postimpressionism.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1Q98 (minimum 60 percent) and 1Q99 (minimum 60 percent) , INTC (INTL) 1F90 or permission of the instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in GBLS 2Q90.
#VISA 2P92
Renaissance Art and Architecture
(also offered as ITAL 2P92 and MARS 2P92)
Major monuments, buildings and art works of the period from several critical perspectives including the humanist influence on the arts in Florence and Rome, the issue of patronage and the question of the artist's cultural status.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one of VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99, ITAL 1F90, MARS 1F90 or permission of the instructor.
Note: given in English.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in VISA (ITAL) 2P40.
VISA 2P93
Drawing III
Further investigation of drawing materials and techniques emphasizing compositional structures.
Lectures, studio work, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1P94 (minimum 60 percent).
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply.
VISA 2P94
Drawing IV
Idea development, integration of media and conceptual approaches.
Lectures, studio work, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 2P93.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply.
*VISA 2P95
Introduction to Web-based Interactive Media
(also offered as APCO 2P95, COMM 2P95, IASC 2P95 and STAC 2P95)
Basic technical and design foundations of web-based media production, including image processing, interactive web design and multimedia production. Contemporary digital practices within the broader history of cultural production, tracing developments in technology and media arts.
Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined), VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), COMM and STAC majors until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one of VISA 1P97, APCO 2P89, COMM 1F90, IASC 1F00.
Note: enrolment limited to 24 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials and equipment, which they must supply.
*VISA 2P96
Introduction to 3D Modelling and Animation
(also offered as COSC 2P96 and IASC 2P96)
Concepts and skills of 3D modelling and rendering. Approaches to building models, using texturizing, lighting, cameras and rendering as well basic animation techniques. Relevant historic and theoretical perspectives on 3D and virtuality situating 3D within creative process and broader critical practices in cultural production.
Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined majors) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): one of VISA 1P97, four COSC credits, IASC 1F00.
Note: enrolment limited to 24 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials and equipment which they must supply.
*VISA 2P97
Digital Video Art
(also offered as IASC 2P97)
Concepts of basic videography and its applications within conceptual and aesthetic studio practice. Camerawork, composition and lighting; digital video and audio editing, special effects, composing, text and titling, and DV output. Critical analysis of recent and contemporary film and video practices.
Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined majors) until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1P97 (minimum 60 percent), IASC 1F00 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials and equipment which they must supply.
*VISA 2P98
Intermedia: Time and Space
(also offered as IASC 2P98)
Approaches to the conceptualization and production of video, sound generation, multimedia environments, performance, interactive and installation art.
Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined majors) until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 2P97, IASC 1F00 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials and equipment, which they must supply.
*VISA 2P99
Introduction to Sound Design
(also offered as IASC 2P99)
Approaches to the conceptualization and production of sound recording, notation, field-recording, foley arts, soundtrack production, experimental music and performance and contemporary sound art.
Lectures, lab, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined majors) until date specified in Registration guide.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 2P97, IASC 1F00 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students must supply any additional materials and equipment.
#VISA 2Q98
The Artistic Experience
(also offered as LART 2Q98 and PHIL 2Q98)
Classical theories of art through analysis of painting, photography, video, film, music and drama examining concepts such as beauty, creativity, artistic intention, perception, interpretation and the nature and possible role of art.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99, one PHIL credit or permission of the instructor.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in GBLS 2Q98.
*VISA 3F01
Women in Art
(also offered as WISE 3F01)
Contributions of women artists to the history of Western Art.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99 (minimum 60 percent) or permission of the instructor.
Note: gallery visits and artists' presentations.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in VISA (WISE) 3M01.
VISA 3F90
Thematic Challenges in Integrated Media
Hybrid methodologies, media and practices. Contemporary discourses and trends. Cross-pollination between traditional practices and new forms of creative expression.
Lectures, studio work, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: students must hold a minimum 12.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): one credit from VISA 3F96, 3P93, 3P94, 4P03 (3P95), 4P04 (3P96) or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Student might need additional materials which they must supply.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in VISA 3M90.
*VISA 3F96
Interdisciplinary Workshop
(also offered as DART 3F96 and IASC 3F96)
Advanced studio workshop in interdisciplinary studio practices, including video, performance, audio and conceptual art, interventions and other time-based or experimental media. Projects involve collaboration and investigation of alternatives in public dissemination of artworks.
Lectures, studio work, reading, off-campus projects, 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one credit from VISA 2P95, 2P96, 2P97, 2P98, 2P99 or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply. Several field trips are organized outside of the regular course meeting time. Students participating in field trips are expected to pay their own expenses.
VISA 3F99
Honours Tutorial
Advanced study in an area of mutual interest to the student and the instructor.
Restriction: students must have a minimum 75 percent major average and permission of the Department.
Note: a written proposal, normally submitted in May of each year, must be approved by the Department before registration.
VISA 3M00-3M04
Special Studies in Art History
VISA 3M05-3M10
Art Studies Abroad
Unique cultural, architectural or regional setting examined through the eye of the visual artist, critic or art historian utilizing the host country's institutional resources, museums and galleries. For students with an interest in both studio and art history.
Restriction: permission of the Chair.
Prerequisite(s): one VISA credit or permission of the instructor.
#VISA 3M07
2010-2011: Creative Cities of Culture: New York
(also offered as DART 3M07, IASC 3M07 and STAC 3M07)
Creative and performance aspects of New York city and environs. Emphasis on the urban spectacle, cultural assets and policy, presentation, production and management. Examination of public space, architecture, cultural generation, and the interaction between art forms, context and the city.
Restriction: permission of the Director.
Prerequisite(s): one credit from VISA, DART, MUSI; one STAC credit or permission of the instructor.
Note: students are expected to pay their own expenses.
#VISA 3M20-3M29
Study in Mediterranean Lands
(also offered as CLAS 3M20-3M29)
Topographical investigations of ancient sites and monuments. Study tours of the great cities and museums of the Mediterranean world emphasizing the art and architecture of the Prehistoric, Classical and later periods.
Restriction: permission of the Department.
Note: offered in the Spring or Summer Session for three or four weeks of intensive study abroad. Students are expected to pay their own expenses.
VISA 3M90-3M95
Special Studies in Visual Arts
Studies that combine theory and studio.
#VISA 3P01
Media Transformations in The Creative Arts
(also offered as IASC 3P01 and STAC 3P01)
The trajectory and influences of new media on the development of and discourses in 20th Century and contemporary creative production including the arts, broadcast, film, video and electronic arenas such as the internet, games and interactive media. Overview of fundamental concepts, practices and language. Consideration of aesthetics, production, script and story, direction, authorship, collaborative process and distribution.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): two VISA, COMM, ENGL, IASC or WRIT credits or permission of the instructor.
VISA 3P03
Intermediate Painting
Painting techniques emphasizing compositional, formal and graphic elements.
Lectures, studio work, 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 2P04 (2P03).
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students must supply any additional materials.
VISA 3P04
Painting Concepts
Conceptual development, synthesis and integration of media with emphasis on contemporary approaches and practices.
Lectures, studio work, 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 3P03.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students must supply any additional materials.
VISA 3P05
The European Avant-Garde: 1905-1970
Contextual analysis of the European and Russian avant-garde movements in art, design and architecture, emphasizing principal artists, theoretical or primary documents and the critical reaction.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1Q98 (minimum 60 percent) and 1Q99 (minimum 60 percent) or permission of the instructor.
VISA 3P06
The American Avant-Garde: 1912-1970
From the Armory Show to the European influence on American art and photography of the Early Century, the International Style in architecture, to the emergence of the New York school, the Pop movement, Minimalism and conceptual art, and their hold on the art and culture of the 60s.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1Q98 (minimum 60 percent) and 1Q99 (minimum 60 percent) or permission of the instructor.
*VISA 3P10
Expanded Video Process and Production
(also offered as IASC 3P10 and STAC 3P10)
Practical and conceptual strategies in moving image production using digital video capture, other time-based media and emerging technologies. Contextualization in contemporary discourses. Script, location, directing actors, sequence, production design, planning and process, editing and effects.
Lectures, studio work, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) until the date specified in the Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 8.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): two VISA, IASC or STAC credits or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Material fees required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply.
VISA 3P11
Image, Object and Narrative
Studio-based creative material production that explores the use of images, representation and narrative meaning. Builds on understanding of art practices such as painting, drawing, photography and sculpture.
Lectures, studio work, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single or combined) and VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) majors.
Prerequisite(s): two credits from VISA 2F05, 2P02, 2P04, 2P26, 2P27, 2P93, 2P94.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in VISA 3P02.
#VISA 3P14
Dramatic Creation for Contemporary Cultural Production
(also offered as DART 3P14, IASC 3P14 and STAC 3P14)
Components of dramatic story. Understanding character, dramatic action, structure, direction, improvisation, tempo, rhythm, voice and body potential. Theory and practical application in projects for creators in the arts, media and film.
Seminar, workshop 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): two VISA, COMM, IASC or STAC credits or permission of the instructor.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials. which they must supply.
Students will not receive earned credit for STAC 3P14 if DART 2F92, 3P92 or 3P53 have been successfully completed.
#VISA 3P22
Art and Architecture of Iron Age Italy and the Roman Republic
(also offered as CLAS 3P22)
Art and architecture of the cultures of the Italian peninsula, in the first millennium BC, within the framework of cultural change and external influences.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one credit from VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99, CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P93, 1P95, 1P97, 2P27, 2P35.
#VISA 3P23
Art and Architecture of Rome in the Imperial Age
(also offered as CLAS 3P23)
Roman art and architecture from Augustus to Late Antiquity. Christian art and architecture and the influence of Roman aesthetics on the Renaissance and beyond.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one credit from VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99, CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P93, 1P95, 1P97, 2P27, 2P35.
#VISA 3P24
Art and Architecture of Early Greece
(also offered as CLAS 3P24)
Greek art and architecture from the end of the Bronze age through the end of the Archaic period within the framework of historical and cultural change.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one credit from VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99, CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P93, 1P95, 1P97, 2P27, 2P35.
#VISA 3P25
Art and Architecture of Classical Greece and the Hellenistic World
(also offered as CLAS 3P25)
Greek art and architecture from the early Classical era through the Hellenistic period within the framework of historical and cultural change.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one credit from VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99, CLAS 1P91, 1P92, 1P93, 1P95, 1P97, 2P27, 2P35.
VISA 3P41
Approaches to Curatorial Practice
Practical application of methodological and theoretical approaches to curating.
Workshop, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99; two credits from VISA 2P41, 2P50, 2P51, 2P52, 2P53, 2P90, 2P91, 2P92 (2P40), 2Q98, 3P05, 3P06, 3P22, 3P23, 3P24, 3P25, 3P50, 3P90, 3P91.
Note: enrolment limited to 15 students. Participants may be required to travel to locations other than on campus.
VISA 3P42
Methods and Principles of Curating
Curatorial function of the museum, gallery and cultural organizations and the role of the curator in society. Critical and theoretical aspects of curating and methodological approaches to interpretation, dissemination and presentation of cultural artifacts, artworks and new forms of media.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99; two credits from VISA 2P41, 2P50, 2P51, 2P52, 2P53, 2P90, 2P92 (2P40), 2Q98, 3P01, 3P05, 3P06, 3P22, 3P23, 3P24, 3P25, 3P50, 3P90, 3P91.
Note: enrolment limited to 20 students.
VISA 3P50
Ecologies of Space
How we influence our environments, adapt to and utilize space; their cultural and social meanings; aesthetic, human or political implications; significance of built environments, architecture's role and public spaces; de-featured or non-spaces; natural habitats and representations of the "natural"; the artist's contribution to the evolution of postmodern geographies and monumental or site-specific space.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99; one credit from VISA 2P50, 2P51, 2P52, 2P53, 2P90, 3P01, 3P05, 3P06, STAC 2P93 or permission of the instructor.
VISA 3P90
Readings in Contemporary Art I: 1970-1990
Advanced seminar, emphasizing what constitutes the paradigm shift from Late Modernism to Postmodernism.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99; two credits from VISA 2P50, 2P51, 2P90, 3P05, 3P06 or permission of the instructor.
Note: required for all VISA (single) Honours students.
VISA 3P91
Readings in Contemporary Art II: Art Now
Current trends in the production, reception and interpretation of art and discursive approaches to contemporary issues including the critical text, theoretical and cultural readings.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum of 9.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 3P90.
Note: required for all VISA (single) Honours students.
VISA 3P93
Expressive Drawing
Advanced drawing as a means of expressing personal and subjective imagery.
Lectures, studio work, 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 2P94 (2F92).
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply.
VISA 3P94
Contemporary Drawing
Advanced drawing which questions the boundaries of media, process and creative expression.
Lectures, studio work, 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 3P93.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply.
*VISA 3P97
Appropriation in Art and Culture
(also offered as LART 3P97 and STAC 3P97)
Authorship and appropriation in visual and literary culture. Topics include the historical development of the notions of the artist, copyright and plagiarism, quotation, parody and intertextuality, the role of found objects, collage and montage, and the significance of digital technologies. Historical and contemporary examples from a wide range of media.
Lectures, 3 hours per week.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in VISA (LART/STAC) 3P97.
VISA 3P98
Special Studies in Visual Culture: Picturing Animals
Representations of non-human animals in Western art and visual culture. Case studies in such areas as interspecies collaboration, scientific representation and technologies of image-making.
Lectures, seminars, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1Q98 (minimum 60 percent), 1Q99 (minimum 60 percent) and one additional credit in visual culture or art history or permission of the instructor.
#VISA 3P99
Interpretive and Critical Writing in the Arts
(also offered as STAC 3P99 and WRIT 3P99)
Principles and methodologies for the written presentation and representation of works of art, artists' practice and events within general and specific disciplinary contexts, discourses and frameworks. Examples from across the arts; practice-based projects from real world events and performances. Orientation to specialized publics in print and other media.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum 10.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.
Note: event attendance is required; events fees required.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in VISA (STAC/WISE) 3V99.
#VISA 3Q90
Innovations in Advanced Digital Media
(also offered as IASC 3Q90 and STAC 3Q90)
Introduction to advanced interactive media concepts and visualization technologies. Design and workflow issues and integration of visual effects and 3D animations with live action media. May include motion capture, 3D and 2D animation, HD, 2K and 4K live action video and 3D graphics software.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
VISA 3V95-3V99
Special Studies in Visual Culture
VISA 4F06
Honours Studio
Advanced studio practice from concept to public exhibition. Readings, grant applications, production schedules, exhibition co-ordination, catalogue preparation and advertising.
Studio work, 5 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum 75 percent major average and permission of the Department.
Note: enrolment may be restricted due to limitations of space. A written proposal, normally submitted in May of each year, must be approved by the Department before registration. Honours standing in VISA is required. Materials fee required. Students might need additional materials, which they must supply. Several field trips are required outside regular course meeting time. Students participating in field trips are expected to pay their own expenses. Students should contact the Department for further information.
#VISA 4F40
Arts Management
(also offered as DART 4F40 and STAC 4F40)
Effective management of arts organizations to fulfill social and artistic mandates.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single and combined), DART (single and combined) and STAC majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits.
Note: materials fee may be required.
*VISA 4F41
Curatorial Studies Practicum
(also offered as STAC 4F41)
Practical application of the critical and theoretical aspects of curating. Research and organization of an exhibition from proposal, thesis, work-plan, budget, marketing and program plan to dissemination and presentation of works of art within a professional gallery.
Lectures, seminar, lab, 6 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single and combined), VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior) and STAC majors until date specified in registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 10.0 overall credits.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 3P42.
VISA 4F99
Honours Thesis
Critical, historical or creative project in the visual arts of mutual interest to the student and the instructor.
Restriction: students must have a minimum 75 percent major average and permission of the Department.
Note: projects must be arranged in the spring for the following year. A written proposal, normally submitted in May of each year, must be approved by the Department before registration. Honours standing in VISA is required.
VISA 4P03
Advanced Painting
Contemporary painting strategies and their dominant critiques. Readings in contemporary practice.
Lectures, studio work, 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 3P03.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students must supply any additional materials.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in VISA 3P95.
VISA 4P04
Contemporary Painting
Creation of a body of paintings that reflect the inter-relationships among critical strategies, personal mythologies, process and meaning.
Lectures, studio work, 5 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 4P03.
Note: enrolment limited to 18 students. Materials fee required. Students must supply any additional materials.
Completion of this course will replace previous assigned grade and credit obtained in VISA 3P96.
#VISA 4P68
Arts, Heritage and Culture: Public Policy and Governance
(also offered as DART 4P68 and STAC 4P68)
Examination of federal, provincial and municipal intervention in and support for the arts and cultural production.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: open to VISA (single and combined), VISA (Honours)/BEd (Intermediate/Senior), DART (single or combined) and STAC majors until date specified in Registration guide. Students must have a minimum of 14.0 overall credits.
Note: materials fee may be required.
#VISA 4V30
2010-2011: Hadrian and His Empire
(also offered as CLAS 4V30)
Ancient historical sources within a full examination of the archaeological evidence to illuminate the reign of Hadrian and his influence in the city of Rome and across the Mediterranean world.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one credit from VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99, CLAS 3P22, 3P24, 3P25 or permission of the Department.
#VISA 4V30-4V39
Special topics in Mediterranean Art and Architecture
(also offered as CLAS 4V30-4V39)
Selected topics and problems in current art historical and archaeological research pertaining to the art and architecture of the ancient Greek or Roman world.
Lectures, seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99 or one credit from CLAS 3P22, 3P23, 3P24, 3P25.
#VISA 4V38
2010-2011: Space, Place and Self: The Ancient Environment
(also offered as CLAS 4V38)
Ancient Mediterranean utilization of domestic, wild and cultivated space through architecture, art, historical and literary sources. Studies of city dwellings, villas and farms.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Prerequisite(s): one credit from VISA 1Q98 and 1Q99, CLAS 3P04 (3P08, 3P05 (3P09), 3P06 (3P10), 3P22, 3P23, 3P25 or permission of the Department.
VISA 4V70-4V79
Advanced Studies in Visual Culture
#VISA 4V72
2010-2011: Crossing Boundaries between Fine Art and Entertainment
(also offered as STAC 4V72)
The exchange between high art and entertainment, considering intertextuality and cultural appropriation; the changing role of museums and community-based arts; and the migration of values and tastes between market-driven and not-for-profit cultural outcomes.
Seminar, 3 hours per week.
Restriction: students must have a minimum 15.0 overall credits or permission of the instructor.
Note: event attendance is required; event fees required.